Derivatives of meta hydroxy aniline



United States Patent DERIVATIVES OF META HYDROXY ANILINE Moses WolfGoldberg, Upper Montclair, and Albert Israel Rachlin, Hackensack, N. J.,assignors to Hottmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, N. J., a corporation of NewJersey No Drawing. Application March 16, 1953,

Serial No. 342,737

12 Claims. (Cl. 260247.2)

This invention relates to new derivatives of metahydroxy aniline,particularly to meta-hydrocarbonoxy anilides of aliphatic acidscontaining a quaternary benzyl ammonium group in the alpha position ofthe acyl radical. The new compounds can also be described as meta ethersof (phenylcarbamylalkyl)benzyl-ammonium salts. The compounds of theinvention can be represented by the following general formula:

wherein P represents a hydrocarbonoxy group, e. g., lower alkanoxy,lower alkenoxy, and aralkanoxy, Q represents a fully substitutedpentavalent nitrogen atom which is linked to an alkylidene radical, to abenzyl radical, and to an anion and in which the benzyl radical can beunsubstituted or substituted in the para position by an electronegativeradical. For purposes of this invention the term alkylidene isintended'to include any bivalent aliphatic radical having both freevalences attached to the same carbon atom, e. g., methylene, ethylidene,isopropylidene, and the like.

More particularly, the invention relates to metahydroxy anilinederivatives represented by the formula:

wherein R represents benzyl or an acyclic hydrocarbon radical, R1 and R2represent hydrogen or an acyclic hydrocarbon radical, B represents aresidue of a fully substituted ammonium radical, X represents an anionof a strong acid and Y represents hydrogen or an electronegativesubstituent.

The residue of a fully substituted ammonium radical represented by B inFormula II may be a (ii-lower alkyl amino radical as in Formula IIIbelow or the two lower alkyl radicals may join with the adjacentnitrogen atom to form an N-hetero radical such as piperidino ormorpholino as in Formulae IV and V below. Compounds wherein B representsa di-lower alkyl-amino, piperidino, or morpholino radical in Formula IIabove constitute a preferred class.

0 R l 1 l a +-r R2 R4 X 7 (III) B1 NH-CO-+ N OHr-Y i v) 2,783,230Patented Feb. 26, 1957 0R R1 NH CO t N CH, Y

w l. t (v) R, R1, R2, X and Y have the same significance as in FormulaIi above; R3 and R4 represent acyclic hydrocarbon radicals. The acyclichydrocarbon radicals represented by R include lower alkyl radicals suchas methyl, ethyl, propyl, and the like, or lower alkenyl radicals'suchas vinyl, allyl, butenyl and the like. The acyclic hydrocarbon radicalsrepresented by R1, R2, R3 and R4 include methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl,amyl and the like. Those lower alkyl groups represented by R, R1, R2, R3and R4 may be the same or different from each other in the variouspositions.

The compounds of this invention are useful as therapeutic agents, moreparticularly as anthelmintic and antiprotozoal agents, as illustrated bytheir utility in combatting organisms of the families Oxyuridae andCoccidia.

In general, the novel compounds can be prepared according to thefollowing procedure: A tertiary amine of the general formula R1@NH-Co-b-a 1 22 (VI) 80 wherein R, R1, R2 have the significanceindicated previously'and where A is a fully substituted trivalentnitrogen atom, is quaternized by either a benzyl or a p-substituted,benzyl quaternizing agent. These quaternizing agents include esters ofbenzyl alcohol or of a p-sub'stituted benzyl alcohol with a strong acidsuch as hydroohloric, hydrobromic, hydroiodic, benzene sulfonic acid,paratol-uene sulfonic acid and the like. The p-sub-stituent on thebenzyl group of the quaternizing agent includes such electronegativeradicals as Cl, N02, CHsCO and similar alkanoyl radicals, C&SO2, etc.Furthermore, the anion present in the quaternary salts preparedaccording to the foregoing method can be replaced with another anion bypassing the salt through an anion exchange resin according to known ionexchange processes.

Certain tertiary amines represented by Formula VI which areintermediates in the product-ion of applicants novel compounds arethemselves new. They can be prepared in general'by reacting a m-arninophenyl ether such as m-allyloxyaniline with an alpha-halogeno acylhalide such as bromacetyl bromide and chloracetyl chloride or with analpha-halogenated acid anhydride such as chloracetic anhydride, and thencondensing the resulting substituted anilide with a secondary amine suchas diethylamine.

This invention includes within its scope the compounds in theiranhydrous form and with various amounts of water of hydration.

The method of preparation of the compounds of this invention isillustrated by the following examples:

EXAMPLE 1 m-A llyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) diethyl-(p-nitrobenzyl)amm0nium bromide To a solution of 139 g. of crudem-nitrophenol in 2 liters of ethanol were added 57 g. of sodiummethoxide. The resulting slurry was stirred for 10 minutes, 139 g. ofallyl bromide were added, and the mixture stirred and refluxed for 8hours. One liter of solvent was distilled off, and the residue wascooled and filtered through a pad of diatomaceous earth. The filter cakewas washed with benzene and the solvent was removed from the filtrate byvacuum distillation. The residue, crude m-allyloxynitrobenzene, wasprocessed without purification.

A slurry of 300 g. of 40 mesh iron in two liters of water and 30 cc. ofglacial acetic acid was stirred and refluxed for 30 minutes. Thetemperature was allowed to drop to 95 C., and the crudem-allyloxynitrobenzene, dissolved in 100 cc. of ethanol, was then addedat such a rate that gentle refluxing was maintained without externalheating. Twenty minutes were required for the addition. The reactionmixture was stirred and refluxed for 75 minutes. The temperature wasallowed to drop to 85 C., and 150 g. of sodium carbonate were added,carefully at first. The temperature was then allowed to drop to 70 C.,and 1 liter of benzene was added. After stirring for minutes, themixture was filtered through a pad of diatomaceous earth. The ironsludge was washed with 500 cc. of benzene and the filtrate was phaseseparated. The aqueous layer was extracted with 500 cc. of benzene, andthe combined benzene solutions were concentrated by flash distillation.The residual oil was distilled in vacuo through a 6-inch Vigreaux columnto give pure m-allyloxyaniline, B. P. 95-98 C./0.09m1n.

To a stirred, ice-cold mixture of 99.5 g. of m-allyloxyaniline, 200 cc.of ether and 500 cc. of water containing a trace of phenolphthalein wereadded, simultaneously, a solution of 138 g. of bromoacctyl bromide in250 cc. of ether and 345 cc. of 2 N sodium hydroxide solution. The timerequired for the addition of the reagents was forty minutes, and therelative rates of addition were controlled so that the reaction mixturewas kept slightly alkaline, as indicated by a constant pinkphenolphthalein color. The mixture was stirred for 30 minutes longer,the phenolphthalein color was discharged by the addition of a few dropsof acetic acid, and the ether layer was separated. The aqueous phase wasextracted with 150 cc. of ether and the ether extracts were combined andstored in a refrigerator for 20 hours. A crop of crystals was collected,M. P. 77-79 C. The filtrate was concentrated to 175 cc. and cooled in arefrigerator for 5 hours. A second crop of crystals, M. P. 7779 C., wasseparated, the filtrate was concentrated to 75 cc. and stored in arefrigerator for 20 hours. A third crop of crystals having the samemelting point was collected and combined with the crystals previouslyobtained. The analytical sample of a-brorno-m-allyloxyacetanilide,recrystallized three times from methanol, melted at 78-80 C.

A mixture of 6 g. of a-brorno-m-allyloxyacetanilide, 60 cc. of ethanol,10 cc. of diethylamine and 3 g. of potassium carbonate was heated in asealed tube at 85 C. for 20 hours. The solvent was distilled off invacuo and the residue was partitioned between a mixture of 125 cc. ofether, 100 cc. of water, and cc. of 4 N sodium hydroxide solution. Theether solution was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated invacuo. The residue comprised crude m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyldiethylamine.

The crude m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl diethylamine was dissolved in60 cc. of acetone, 5.2 g. of p-nitrobenzyl bromide were added, and thesolution was refluxed for 24 hours. The solvent was then removed invacuo and the solid residue recrystallized from 100 cc. of ethanol. Thewhite crystalline product melted at 164- 166 C. The(m-allyoxyphenylcarbarnylmethyl)diethyl- (p-nitrobenzyl)ammonium bromideobtained was analytically pure.

EXAMPLE 2 (m-Al lyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl d iethyl- (p-chloroberzzyl)ammonium chloride Crude m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl diethylamine,prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, was dissolved in 50 cc. ofacetone, 5.4 g. of p-chlorobenzyl chloride were added, and thesolutionwas refluxed for 24 hours. The solution was concentrated to a volume of4 35 cc., ether was added to slight turbidity and, after standing forseveral hours in a refrigerator, a crystalline product, M. P. 10 9-112C., was formed. By removing the solvent from the mother liquor andrepeating the crystallization procedure, a second crop of product, M. P.l09-1l2 C., was obtained. The crude material was recrystallized from amixture of 40 cc. of acetone and 40 cc. of ether, giving as a productanalytically pure (m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylrnethyl) diethyl(p-chlorobenzyl) ammonium chloride, M. P. 1l7-118 C. (withdecomposition).

EXAMPLE 3 (m-Allyloxyphenylcarbamyliner/1y!) diethyl-(p-acetylbcnzyl)ammonium bromide Crude m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyldiethylamine, prepared according to the procedure described in Example1, was dissolved in 50 cc. of acetone, 6.3 g. of p-acetylbenzylbromidewere added and the solution was refluxed for 20 hours. The solvent wasremoved in vacuo and the oily residue was dissolved in 35 cc. of warmethanol. Ether was added to slight turbidity and, after standing forseveral hours in a refrigerator, a crystalline product formed.Recrystallizcd three times from alcohol and ether, the analytical sampleof (m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylrnethyl) diethyl(p-acetylbenzyl) ammoniumbromide melted at 131133 C. (with decomposition).

EXAMPLE 4 (m-Allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) diethylbenzylrmzmonilmzbromide Crude m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl diethylamine, as preparedin Example 1, was dissolved in 50 cc. of acetone, 3.66 g. of benzylbromide were added, and the solution was refluxed for 24 hours. Thesolvent was removed in vacuo and the oily residue was dissolved in 25cc. of methyl ethyl ketone, treated with activated charcoal, and thefiltrate was made turbid by addition of 30 cc. of ether. On standing ina cool place for several hours, a crystalline product, M. P. 104-107 C.,was formed. This material was recrystallized from a mixture of 17 cc. ofmethyl ethyl kctone and 15 cc. of ether, giving pure(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylrnethyl)diethylbenzylammonium bromide, M. P.l08-1l0 C.

EXAMPLE 5 (In-A llyloxyphenylcarbamylnzethyl) clipropylbelzzylammoniumbromide To a stirred, ice-cold mixture of 194 g. of m-allyloxyaniline,as prepared in Example 1, 300 cc. of ether and 1000 cc. of watercontaining a trace of phenolphthalein were added, simultaneously, asolution of 147.2 g. of chloroacetyl chloride in 300 cc. of ether and654 cc. of 2 N sodium hydroxide solution. The time required for theaddition of the reagents was thirty minutes, and the relative rates ofaddition were controlled so that the reaction mixture was kept slightlyalkaline, as indicated by a constant pink phenolphthaleincolor. Themixture was stirred thirty minutes longer during which time the productseparated as a mass of white crystals. The solid was filtered, washedwith 500 cc. of water and dried superficially. The still damp productwas recrystallized from a mixture of 660 cc. of ethanol and 220 cc. ofwater. The a-chloro-m-allyloxyacetanilide produced melted at -92 C.

A mixture of 200 g. of u-chloro-m-allyloxyacetanilide, 1000 cc. ofethanol, g. of di-n-propylamine and 60 g. of potassium carbonate wasstirred and refluxed [or 22 hours. The solvent was distilled in vacuoand the residue was partitioned between a mixture of 500 cc. of water,80 cc. of 4 N sodium hydroxide and 400 cc. of ether. The ether solutionwas dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residuewas crude oxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) dipropylamine.

A solution of 11.75 g. of (m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropylamineand 7 g. of benzyl bromide in 50 cc. of acetone was refluxed for 40hours. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo and the residue, after firstbeing triturated with ether, was crystallized from a mixture of 60 cc.of methyl ethyl ketone and 50 cc. of ether. Upon recrystallization threetimes from a mixture of methyl ethyl ketone and ether,(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropylbenzylammonium bromidehemihydrate was obtained melting at 103105 C.

EXAMPLE 6 4 m-A llyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) -4- (4-nitr0benzyl)morpholinium bromide (m-allyl- A mixture of 6 g. ofu-bromo-m-allyloxyacetanilide, prepared according to the proceduredescribed in Example 1, 60 cc. of ethanol, cc. of morpholine and 3 g. ofpotassium carbonate was heated in a sealed tube at 85 C. for twentyhours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was partitionedbetween a mixture of 125 cc. of ether, 100 cc. of water and cc. of 4 Nsodium hydroxide solution. The ether solution was dried over magnesiumsulfate and concentrated in vacuo. A residue, comprising crudem-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl morpholine, was obtained.

The crude m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl morpholine was dissolved in 50cc. of acetone, 4.7 g. of p-m'trobenzyl bromide were added and thesolution was refluxed for 24 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo andthe solid residue was recrystallized from a mixture of 155 cc. ofethanol and 3 cc. of water. The white crystalline product, 4-(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) -4-(4 nitrobenzyl) morpholiniumbromide, melted at 127130 C. (with decomposition). Recrystallized threetimes from aqueous alcohol, the analytical sample melted at 130431 C.with decomposition).

EXAMPLE 7 1 (m allyloxyphenylcarbamylmelhyl) 1 (4nitrobenzyl)piperidinium bromide By a method corresponding to thatfollowed in Example 6 employing piperidine instead of morpholine in thepreparation of the tertiary amine intermediate,1-(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) 1 (4-nitrobenzyl)piperidiniumbromide, M. P. 115-116 C., was obtained.

EXAMPLE 8 (m Allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dimethyl(pnitrobenzyl)ammonium bromide Crude (mallyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dimethylamine was prepared by reactinga-bromo-m-allyloxyacetanilide with dimethylarnine according to theprocedure described in Example 1. The crude (m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) dimethylamine was dissolved in 50 cc. of acetone, 4.8 g.of p-nitrobenzyl bromide were added, and the solution was refluxed for60 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 25 C. and ether was addeduntil the solution became turbid. On standing at room temperature forsixteen hours, the product separated as a white crystalline'mass. The(1n allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)di- 1nethyl(p-nitrobenzyl)ammoniumbromide was crystallized three times from a mixture of acetone andether, M. P. 146-148 C.

EXAMPLE 9 allyloxyaniline, prepared as in Example 1, 75 cc. of ether and150 cc. of water containing a trace of phenolphthalein were added,simultaneously, a solution of 27.3 g. of u-bromopropionyl chloride in100 cc. of ether and cc. of 2 N sodium hydroxide solution. The timerequired for the addition of the reagents was 20 minutes, and therelative rates of addition were controlled so that the reaction mixturewas kept slightly alkaline as indicated by a constant pinkphenolphthalein color. The mixture was stirred 30 minutes longer, thephenolphthalein color was discharged by the addition of a few drops ofacetic acid, and the ether layer was separated. The aqueous layer wasextracted with 100 cc. of ether, and the combined ether extracts weredried over magnesium sulfate. The drying agent was removed byfiltration, and the clear filtrate was made slightly turbid by theaddition of 100cc. of petroleum ether. After cooling in a refrigeratorfor several hours, a-bromo-m-allyloxypropionanilide separated as a whitecrystalline mass. The product, recrystallized three times fromether-petroleum ether, melted at 78-79 C.

A mixture of 11.35 g. of ot-bromo-m-allyloxypropionanilide, 50 cc. ofethanol, 10 cc. of diethylamine and 4.5 g. of potassium carbonate washeated in a sealed tube at C. for 20 hours. The solvent was removed invacuo and the residue was partitioned between a mixture of 125 cc. ofether, cc. of water and 15 cc. of 4 N sodium hydroxide solution. Theether solution was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated invacuo. A residue comprising crude [et-(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamyl)ethyl]diethylamine was obtained.

The crude [u- (m-allyloxyphenylcarbamyl)ethyl]diethylamine was dissolvedin 50 cc. of acetone, 7.6 g. of p-nitrobenzyl bromide were added, andthe solution was refluxed for 54 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuoand the residue was triturated with two 100 cc. portions of ether toremove unreacted starting materials. The ether-insoluble portion wasdissolved in 40 cc. of hot ethanol, treated with activated charcoal, andthe filtrate was made turbid by the addition of 75 cc. of ether. Onstanding in a cool place for several hours, a crystalline productseparated. [a-(m-Allyloxyphenylcarbamyl)ethyl]diethyl(p-nitrobenzyl)ammonium bromide, melting at 132l34 C., wasobtained upon recrystallization four times from a mixture of alcohol andether.

EXAMPLE 10 [1 (m-allyloxyphenylcarbamyl isopropyl] diethylpnitrobenzyl)amm0nium bromide a-Brorno-m-allyloxyisobutyranilide wasprepared from m-allyloxyaniline and a-bromoisobutyryl chloride in amanner analogous to the procedure followed in Example 9. The analyticalsample, recrystallized three times from 70 percent ethanol, melted at5758 C. This product was converted to the tertiaryaminetl-(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamyl)isopropyl]diethylamine by reactionwith diethylamine as in the preceding example.

The crude tertiary amine was dissolved in 50 cc. of acetone, 3.35 g. ofp-nitrobenzyl bromide were added, and the solution was refluxed for 70hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was trituratedwith two 100 cc. portions of ether. The semi-solid etherinsoluble masswas dissolved in 40 cc. of warm dilute alcohol, treated with activatedcharcoal, and the filtrate was made turbid by the addition of 75 cc. ofether. On standing in a cool place, an almost white crystalline product,[1 (m allyloxyphenylcarbamyl)isopropyl]diethyl (p-nitrobenzyl)ammoniumbromide hemihydrate, separated, M. P. 176-l78 C. The product wasrecrystallized three times from a mixture of dilute alcohol and ether.

EXAMPLE 11 (m-Isopropoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)diethyl(p-nitr0- benzyl)ammonium bromide To a stirred, ice-cold mixture of 31 g. ofm-aminophenyl isopropyl ether, 100 cc. of ether and 300 cc. of

water containing a trace of phenolphthalein were added,- simultaneously,a solution of 25.4 g. of chloroacetyl chloride in 100 cc. of ether and113 cc. of 2 N sodium hydroxide solution. The time required for theaddition of the reagents was 15 minutes, and the relative rates ofaddition were controlled so that the reaction mixture was kept slightlyalkaline as indicated by a constant pink phenolphthalein color. Themixture was stirred 30 minutes longer and the solid product wasfiltered, washed with water and air dried. The crudea-ehloro-misopropoxyacetanilide was recrystallized several times from 80percent ethanol, M. P. 116-118" C.

A mixture of 6 g. of wchloro-m-isopropoxyacetanilide, 50 cc. of ethanol,10 cc. of diethylarnine and 3 g. of potassium carbonate was heated in asealed tube at 85 C. for 20 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo andthe residue was partitioned between a mixture of 125 cc. of ether, 100cc. of water and 15 cc. of 4 N sodium hydroxide solution. The ethersolution was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. Theresidue, crude (m-isopropoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dietl1ylamine, wasdissolved in 50 cc. of acetone, 4.9 g. of p-nitrobenzyl bromide wereadded, and the solution was refluxed for 20 hours. The solvent wasremoved in vacuo, and the oily residue solidified after trituration with100 cc. of ether. The(m-isopropoxyphenylcarbarnylmethyl)diethyl(p-nitrobenzyl)ammoniumbromide, recrystallized from 40 cc. of ethanol, melted at 158 160 C.

EXAMPLE 12 (m-Butoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) diethyl p-m'trobenzyl)ammonium bromide (m Butoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)diethyl(pnitrobenzyl)ammoniun1 bromide, M. P. 166--167 (1., was prepared bystarting with m-aminophenyl-n-butyl ether and proceeding according tothe method described in Example 11. The intermediate,a-chloro-m-butoxyacetanilide, melted at 84-86 C.

EXAMPLE l3 (m-Propoxyph enylcarbamylmethyl) diethyl (p-nitro benzylammonium bromide a-Bromo-m-propoxyacetanilide, M. P. 91-93 C., wasprepared by reacting m-propoxyaniline with bromoacetyl bromide accordingto the procedure followed in Example 11. A mixture of 10 g. ofa-bromo-m-propoxyacetanilide, 50 cc. of ethanol, 10 cc. of diethylamineand 4.5 g. of potassium carbonate was heated in a sealed tube at 85 C.for 20 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue waspartitioned between a mixture of 125 cc. of ether, 15 cc. of 4 N sodiumhydroxide solution and 100 cc. of water. The ether solution was driedover magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue comprisedcrude (m-propoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)- diethylamine.

The crude (m-propoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)diethylamine was dissolved in50 cc. of acetone, 7.5 g. of pnitrobenzyl bromide were added, and thesolution was refluxed for 20 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo,and the solid residue was triturated with 250 cc. of ether. Theether-insoluble material was recrystallized from 150 cc. of ethanol. The(m-propoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) diethyl (p-nitrobenzyl) ammonium bromide melted at 156157 C. (with decomposition).

EXAMPLE 14 (m-Ethoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl diethyl (p-nitrobenzyl)ammonium bromide (m Ethoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)diethyl(p nitro'benzyl)ammonium bromide, M. P. 169-170 C., was prepared froma-chloro-m-ethoxyacetanilide according to the procedure described inExample 13.

8 EXAMPLE 15 (m-Methoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)diethyl (p-nitroberizyl)ammonium bromide (in Methoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)diethyl(pnitrobenzyl)ammonium bromide, M. P. 168-169 C., was prepared fromtx-chloro-m-methoxyacetanilide according to the procedure described inExample 13.

EXAMPLE l6 (m-Propoxyph enylcarbamylnzethyl dipropyl (p-nitrobenzyl)ammonium bromide (in Propoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropyl(pnitrobenzyl)ammonium bromide, M. P. l46-147 C., was pre pared byreacting a-bromo-m-propoxyacetanilide with dipropylamine andquaternizing the product of. that reaction according to the proceduredescribed in Example 13.

EXAMPLE 17 (m-Benzyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) dipropyl([wn'trobenzyl)ammoni1m1 bromide To a stirred, ice-cold mixture of 25.7g. of m-aminophenyibenzyl ether, 250 cc. of ether and 200 cc. of water,containing a trace of phenolphthalein, were added, simultaneously, asolution of 22 g. of chloroacetyl chloride in 100 cc. of ether and 90cc. of 2 N sodium hydroxide solution. The time required for the additionof the reagents was 15 minutes, and the relative rates of addition werecontrolled so that the reaction mixture was kept slightly alkaline, asindicated by a constant pink phenolphthalein color. The mixture wasstirred two hours longer, and a mass of white solid separated. Thesolid, a-ChlOI'O-III- benzyloxyacetanilide, was filtered, air dried, andrecrystallized several times from methanol, M. P. 122-123 C.

A mixture of 5.8 g. of a-chloro-m-benzyloxyacetani]ide, cc. of alcohol,10 cc. of di-n-propylamine and 14 g. of potassium carbonate was stirredand refluxed for 24 hours. The alcohol was removed in vacuo and theresi" due was partitioned between 75 cc. of ether, 75 cc. of water, and15 cc. of 4 N sodium hydroxide solution. The ether extract, after beingdried over magnesium sulfate, was evaporated to give crude, oily(m-benzyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) dipropylamine.

The crude amine was dissolved in 50 cc. of acetone, 4.5 g. ofp-nitrobenzyl bromide were added, and the solution was refluxed for 24hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the oily residue solidifiedafter being triturated with ether. Recrystallized from 200 cc. ofacetone and 10 cc. of water, the(m-benzyloxyphenylcarbaniylmethyl)dipropyl(p-nitrobenzyl)ammoniumbromide melted at 164-166 C.

EXAMPLE 18 (m-Benzyloxyplzenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropyl(p-chlorobenzyl)ammonium bromide carbamylmethyl)dipropyl(pchlorobenzyl)ammonium bromide monohydrate, melted at 96-100 C. (withdeeompositilon) EXAMPLE l9 nz-Propoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl dipropyl(p-chlorobenzyl) ammonium bromide A solution of 4 g. of(m-propoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropylamine, prepared according to theprocedure described in Examples 13 and 16, and 3.1 g. of pchlorobenzylbromide in 40 cc. of acetone was refluxed for 24 hours. The solvent wasremoved in vacuo. The residual oil solidified after being trituratedwith ether. Recrystallized three times from moist acetone, the (mpropoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropyl(p chlorobenzyl)ammonium bromidehernihydrate melted at 105- 107 C. (with decomposition).

EXAMPLE 20 4- (m-pr0poxyphenylcarbamylmcthyl) -4- (4-nitr0- benzyl)morpholinium bromide A mixture of 9.2 g. ofa-bromo-m-propoxyacetanilide, prepared as described in Example 13, 50cc. of ethanol, 9 cc. of morpholine and 3 g. of potassium carbonate washeated in a sealed tube at 85 C. for 20 hours. The solvent was removedin vacuo and the residue was partitioned between a mixture of 125 cc. ofether, 100 cc. of water and 15 cc. of 4 N sodium hydroxide solution. Theether solution was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated invacuo. The residue, crude, solid 1 (m-'propoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)morpholine, was dissolved in 50 cc. ofacetone, 7.3 g. of p-nitrobenzyl bromide were added, and the solutionwas refluxed for 20 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and thesolid residue was crystallized from a mixture of 350 cc. of ethanol, 15cc. of water and 300 cc. of ether. The 4-(mpropoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)4 (4' nitrobenzyl)- morpholinium bromide was analytically pure andmelted at l68169 C.

EXAMPLE 21 1-(m-propoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) 1 (4nitrobenzyl)piperidinium bromide A mixture of 9.2 g. ofa-bromo-m-propoxyacetanilide, prepared as described in Example 13, 50cc. of ethanol, cc. of piperidine and 3 g. of potassium carbonate washeated in a sealed tube at 85C. for 20 hours. The solvent was removed invacuo and the residue was partitioned between a mixture of 125 cc. ofether, 100 cc. of water and cc. of 4 N sodium hydroxide solution. Theether phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo.The residue comprised crude l-(mpropoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) piperidine.

The crude piperidine derivative was dissolved in 50 cc. of acetone, 8.3g. of p-nitrobenzyl bromide were added, and the solution was refluxedfor hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the solid residue wastriturated with ether. The ether-insoluble product, recrystallized froma mixture of 250 cc. of ethanol, 8 cc. of water and 250 cc. of ether,was 1-(rn-propoxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) 1 (4 nitrobenzyl)piperidiniumbromide and melted at 191193 C. Upon recrystallization three times fromdilute alcohol, the product melted at 192-194" C.

EXAMPLE 22 (m Allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipr0pyl(p nitrobenzyl)amm0nium bromide.

A mixture of 6 g. of u-bromo-m-allyloxyacetanilide, prepared accordingto the method described in Example 1, 50 cc. of ethanol, 6.5 cc. ofdi-n-propylamine and 3 g. of potassium carbonate was heated in a sealedtube at 85 C. for 20 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and theresidue was partitioned between a mixture of 125 cc. of ether, 100 cc.of water and 15 cc. of 4 N sodium hydroxide solution. The ether solutionwas dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residuecomprised crude (m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) dipropylamine.

The crude dipropylamine compound derived above was dissolved in 50 cc.of acetone, 4.9 g. of p-nitrobenzyl bromide were added, and the solutionwas refluxed for 60 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and thewhite solid residue was triturated with 75 cc. of ether. The etherinsoluble material was crystallized from a mixture of 80 cc. of acetone,55 cc. of ethanol and 500 cc.

' several times with ether.

of ether. Further recrystallization from a mixture of acetone, alcoholand ether yielded the product,(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropyl(p nitrobenzyl) ammoniumbromide, which melted at 148-l50 C.

EXAMPLE 23 (m-A llyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) az'propyl- (p-chlorobenzyl)ammonium bromide A mixture of 200 g. of a-chloro-m-allyloxyacetanilide,prepared as described in Example 5, 1000 cc. of ethanol, 150 g. ofdi-n-propylamine and 60 g. of potassium carbonate was stirred andrefluxed for 22 hours. The solvent was distilled in vacuo and theresidue was partitioned be tween a mixture of 500 cc. of water, cc. of 4N sodium hydroxide, and 400 cc. of ether. The ether solution was driedover magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue comprisedcrude (m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl) dipropylamine.

The crude (m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropylamine was dissolved in480 cc. of acetone, 165 g. of pchlorobenzyl bromide were added, and thesolution was refluxed for 24 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo andthe residual oil solidified after being triturated with ether. The(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)- dipropyl(p-chlorobenzyl)ammoniumbromide upon recrystallization twice from pure acetone melted at 125-127 C.

When two g. of the material thus obtained were recrystallized twice from10 cc. of acetone containing 4 drops of water and 10 cc. of ether, theresulting crystals melted at 97101 C. (with decomposition), the meltingpoint of the monohydrate obtained below.

When the following procedure was used, the compound analyzed as amonohydrate and melted at 97101 C. (with decomposition). A solution of5.4 g. of (mallyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropylamine and 4.22 g. ofp-chlorobenzyl bromide in 50 cc. of acetone wa refluxed for 24 hours.The solvent was removed in vacuo. The residual oil solidified afterbeing triturated with ether. The (Inallyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropyl(p chlorobenzyl) ammonium bromidemonohydrate was recrystallized from a mixture of moist acetone andether.

EXAMPLE 24 (m-Allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropyl-(p-chlorobenzyl)ammonium iodide A solution of 5.8 g. of(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropylamine, prepared as described inthe pre ceding example, 3.22 g. of p-chlorobenzyl chloride and 3 g. ofsodium iodide in 50 cc. of acetone was refluxed for 18 hours. The sodiumchloride formed in the reaction was filtered off and the mother liquorwas evaporated in vacuo. The residual oil solidified after beingtriturated Recrystallized from a mixture of 35 cc. of acetone and 50 cc.of ether, the crude product melted at 117 C. Upon furtherrecrystallization three times from a mixture of acetone and ether the(mallyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropyl(p chloroben zyl)ammonium iodidemelted at 1171l9 C.

EXAMPLE 25 (m-Allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropyl-(p-chlorobenzyl)ammonium chloride A solution of 5.8 g. of(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropylamine, prepared according to theprocedure described in Example 23, 3.22 g. of p-chlorobenzyl chloride,and 0.1 g. (catalytic amount) of sodium iodide in 50 cc. of acetone wasrefluxed for ten days. The reaction mixture was clarified by filtrationand the mother liquor was evaporated in vacuo. The residual oilcrystallized after being triturated twice with cc. of ether. The(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropyl(p-chlorobenzyl) ammoniumchloride mon-ohydrate, recrystallized 11 three times from a mixture ofacetone and ether, melted at 9497 C. (with decomposition).

The same product was prepared by ion exchange from the correspondingbromide which was produced in the mauer described in Example 23. A bedof 75 g. of resinified organic base anion exchange resin (height 16inches, diameter inches) was prepared by washing successively with 2 Nsodium hydroxide solution, water, 2 N hydrochloric acid, Water (until anegative chloride reaction was obtained from the effluent) and finally50% aqueous acetone. A solution of 6 g. of(m-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethy1)dipropyl(p chlorobenzyl)ammonium bromide in a mixture of 90 cc. of acetone and 90 cc. of water was passedthrough the bed of resin. The column was flushed with 50% aqueousacetone until a negative chloride test was obtained and the combinedeliiueuts were evaporated in vacuo. The chloride product melted at 93-96C. with decomposition).

The same chloride was also prepared by ion exchange from thecorresponding iodide produced in Example 24. The column used in thepreceding experiment was regenerated with 2 N sodium hydroxide solutionand prepared for operation in the usual manner. A solution of 6 g. of(rn-allyloxyphenylcarbamylmethyl)dipropyl(p-chlorobenZyDammonium iodidein a mixture of 90 cc. of acetone and 90 cc. of water was passed throughthe bed of resin. The column was flushed with 50% aqueous acetone untila negative chloride test was obtained and the combined efiluents wereevaporated in vacuo. The chloride obtained melted at 93-96 C. (withdecomposition).

We claim:

I. A compound of the formula wherein R represents a member of the groupconsisting of lower alkyl, lower alkenyl and benzyl radicals, R1 and R2represent a member of the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkylradicals, B represents a member of the group consisting of di-loweralkyl-amino, l-piperidino and 4-morpholino radicals, X represents ananion of a strong acid, and Y represents a member of the groupconsisting of hydrogen, halogen, nitro, methylsulfonyl and loweralkanoyl radicals.

2. A compound of the formula lower alkenoxy lower alkyl .NH C o-g.. m..h.....

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